InDesign CS3 for dummies / by Galen Gruman.

By:

Gruman, Galen

Material type: Text

TextSeries: --For dummiesPublication details: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley Pub., Inc., 2007.Description: xviii, 414 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

0470118652 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780470118658 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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DDC classification:

686.2 GRU

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Summary: Presents information on using Adobe's InDesign CS3 to create and print documents with a computer.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	Moylish Library Main Collection	686.2 GRU (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		39002100389346

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Packed with the latest InDesign tips and techniques

The secrets of InDesign page layout - explained in plain English!

New to InDesign? Making the switch from QuarkXPress#65533;? No worries - this easy-to-follow guide shows you how to master this electronic publishing tool, customize the interface, work with objects and graphics, calibrate color, create PDF files, and more. From pages, panels, and pictures to text, tabs, and tables, you'll design and output like a pro every time!

Set up a new publication Create and use master pages Add frames, lines, and colors Manage chapters and books Output your files Import and place pictures

Includes index.

Presents information on using Adobe's InDesign CS3 to create and print documents with a computer.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Introduction
Part I Before You Begin
Chapter 1 Understanding InDesign Ingredients
Chapter 2 Making It Work Your Way
Part II Document Essentials
Chapter 3 Opening and Saving Your Work
Chapter 4 Discovering How Pages Work
Chapter 5 Layers and Layers
Chapter 6 The Joys of Reuse
Chapter 7 Working with Color
Part III Object Essentials
Chapter 8 Creating Essential Elements
Chapter 9 Manipulating Objects
Chapter 10 Organizing Objects
Chapter 11 Aligning and Arranging Objects
Part IV Text Essentials
Chapter 12 Putting Words on the Page
Chapter 13 The Ins and Outs of Text Editing
Chapter 14 The Styles of Text
Chapter 15 Fine-Tuning Paragraph Details
Chapter 16 Finessing Character Details
Chapter 17 Tricks with Text
Part V Graphics Essentials
Chapter 18 Importing Graphics
Chapter 19 Fitting Graphics and Setting Paths
Part VI Getting Down to Business
Chapter 20 Working with Tabs and Tables
Chapter 21 Working with Footnotes, Indexes, and TOCs
Chapter 22 Working with Automated Text
Chapter 23 Publishing Books
Part VII Printing and Output Essentials
Chapter 24 Setting Up for Output
Chapter 25 Printing and Other Output Techniques
Part VIII The Part of Tens
Chapter 26 Top Ten New Features in InDesign CS3
Chapter 27 Top Ten (Or So) Resources for InDesign Users
Chapter 28 Top Ten Must-Knows for QuarkXPress Refugees
Chapter 29 Top Ten Must-Knows for PageMaker Orphans
Index

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Galen Gruman is the principal at The Zango Group, an editorial and marketing consulting firm . Currently a regular contributor to Macworld , Layers Magazine , CIO , and InfoWorld , he has also been editor of Macworld and M-Business, executive editor of Upside, West Coast bureau chief of Computerworld, and vice president of content for ThirdAge.com. He is coauthor of 20 other books on desktop publishing. Gruman led one of the first successful conversions of a national magazine to desktop publishing in 1986 and has covered publishing technology since then for several publications, including the trade weekly InfoWorld, for which he began writing in 1986, Macworld, whose staff he joined in 1991, and, most recently, Layers Magazine .